NOAA ESRI Grid - Unified 10m Bathymetric Rugosity, US Virgin Islands - Puerto Rico (La Parguera) - Projects NF-04-06, NF-05-05
and NF-06-03 - (2004 - 2006), UTM 20N NAD83
Dataset Identification:
Resource Abstract:
This dataset contains an ESRI Grid representing the rugosity of a 10 m bathymetric grid for La Parguera, P.R. and St. Croix,
St. Thomas, and St. John in the US Virgin Islands, derived from data collected in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Rugosity is defined
as the ratio of surface area to planar area and is used as a measure of benthic terrain complexity or "roughness". Rugosity
values near 1 represent flat, smooth terrain, while higher values reflect increasing rugosity or terrain roughness. For rugosity
grid interpretation, is recommended that the grid be reclassified according to standard deviation divisions.NOAA's NOS/NCCOS/CCMA
Biogeography Team, in collaboration with NOAA vessel Nancy Foster and territory, federal, and private sector partners, acquired
multibeam bathymetry data in the US Virgin Islands from 2/18/04 to 3/5/04, 2/1/05 to 2/12/05 and 3/21/06 to 4/2/06. Data was
acquired with a pole-mounted Reson 8101 ER multibeam echosounder (240 kHz) in 2004 and 2005, and with a hull-mounted Kongsberg
Simrad EM 1002 multibeam echosounder (95 kHz) in 2006. It was processed by a NOAA contractor using CARIS HIPS software. Data
has all correctors applied (attitude, sound velocity) and has been reduced to mean lower low water (MLLW) using final approved
tides and zoning from NOAA COOPS. Data is in UTM zone 20 north, datum NAD83. The processed CARIS data was used to generate
a CARIS BASE surface based on swath angle. An ASCII XYZ file was exported from the BASE surface and opened in ESRI ArcMap
9.1 as an XY event. Then the ArcToolbox conversion tool 'Feature to Raster' was used to generate an ESRI Grid of bathymetry.
The Benthic Terrain Modeller (BTM) tool, a collection of ArcGIS terrain visualization tools developed by the Oregon State
University (OSU) Department of Geosciences and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services
Center, was used to calculate the rugosity of that bathymetric grid. More information on the specific algorithms used can
be found in the BTM's documentation.The project was conducted to meet IHO Order 1 and 2 accuracy standards, dependant on the
project area and depth. All users should individually evaluate the suitability of this data according to their own needs and
standards.
Citation
Title NOAA ESRI Grid - Unified 10m Bathymetric Rugosity, US Virgin Islands - Puerto Rico (La Parguera) - Projects NF-04-06, NF-05-05
and NF-06-03 - (2004 - 2006), UTM 20N NAD83
publication Date
2006-03-01
Edition 1st
presentationForm
mapDigital
cited responsible party
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publisher
organisation Name
NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
Contact information
Address
, Silver Spring, MD
cited responsible party
-
originator
organisation Name
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center
for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch
other Citation Details
Cinergi keyword enhanced at Sat Nov 12 18:48:08 UTC 2016
purpose:
This multibeam data was collected as IOCM (Integrated Ocean and Coastal Mapping) projects NF-04-06, NF-05-05 and NF-06-03
during the first, second and third years of an ongoing NOAA scientific research mission in the US Caribbean to characterize
nearshore to deep water coral reef habitats at depths down to 1,000 meters. The mission purpose is to better understand the
resources within the surveyed reef habitats, and ultimately develop species utilization models linking physical habitats with
biological information. The multibeam backscatter, multibeam bathymetry, and ground truth video footage collected during the
2004, 2005 and 2006 missions will be used internally to characterize sea floor topography and to create benthic habitat maps,
helping NOAA meet its mapping commitment to the US Coral Reef Task Force. The resulting publicly-distributed data is also
a contribution to the greater scientific community interested in the USVI seafloor.
Resource language:
eng; USA
Resource progress code:
completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:
asNeeded
Constraints on resource usage:
Constraints
Use limitation statement:
These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency
thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility
for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report,
or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product,
process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement,
recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed
herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data
have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials.
The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these
data or related materials.
Constraints on resource usage:
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Other constraints
Use Constraints: Note: NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION.These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government.
Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied,
or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus,
product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference
therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does
not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency
thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States
Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by
NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty,
and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials.
Constraints on resource usage:
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Access Constraints: Please cite any use of this data.
Spatial representation type code:
grid
Processing environment:
Native Dataset Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude
-67.156595
eastBoundLongitude
-64.430060
northBoundLatitude
18.314936
southBoundLatitude
17.725618
Temporal Extent
2004-02-18
2006-04-02
Additional information on resource:
None Information about Depth Resolution: See Data Acquisition and Processing Report (DAPR) for cruise number NF-04-06/NF-05-05/NF-06-03.
Credits:
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center
for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Program, NOAA - NMAO personnel and R/V NANCY FOSTER
point of contact
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pointOfContact
organisation Name
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center
for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch
position Name Project Manager - US Virgin Islands
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (301) 713-3028
Fax (301) 713-4388
Address
1305 East West Highway, SSMC4, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
Country USA
contact Instructions
Contact info is for CCMA general reception. Please ask for current Biogeography project manager for USVI.
source description
Source Contribution: Original raw full resolution dataset.Source Type external hard drive
source citation
Title NF-04-06/NF-05-05/NF-06-03 Raw Multibeam Data
publication Date
presentationForm
mapDigital
cited responsible party
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originator
organisation Name
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center
for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch
source description
Source Contribution: Processed, cleaned, and corrected full resolution dataset. Sourced from raw GSF data.Source Type external
hard drive
source citation
Title NF-04-06/NF-05-05/NF-06-03 HDCS Processed Multibeam Data
publication Date
presentationForm
mapDigital
cited responsible party
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originator
organisation Name
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center
for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2004-02-18
2006-04-01
source
source description
Source Contribution: Downsampled CARIS BASE (Bathymetry Associated with Statistical Error) grid with best depth layer. Sourced
from processed HDCS data.Source Type external hard drive
source citation
Title NF-04-06/NF-05-05/NF-06-03 CARIS BASE Surface
publication Date
presentationForm
mapDigital
cited responsible party
-
originator
organisation Name
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center
for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch
Resource extent
Temporal Extent
2004-02-18
2006-04-01
source
source description
Source Contribution: Downsampled ASCII text file containing XYZ values. XYZ = northing, easting, and depth in meters. Sourced
from CARIS BASE surface.Source Type external hard drive
source citation
Title NOAA ASCII XYZ Text File- Multibeam Bathymetry, Puerto Rico - US Virgin Islands, Projects NF-04-06/NF-05-05/NF-06-03, 2004,
2005, 2006
publication Date
2006-03-01
presentationForm
tableDigital
cited responsible party
-
originator
organisation Name
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center
for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch
source description
Source Contribution: Gridded bathymetry.Source Type external hard drive
source citation
Title NOAA ESRI Grid- Multibeam Bathymetry, Puerto Rico - US Virgin Islands, Projects NF-04-06/NF-05-05/NF-06-03, 2004, 2005, 2006
publication Date
2006-03-01
presentationForm
mapDigital
cited responsible party
-
originator
organisation Name
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center
for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch
name Of Measure Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
evaluation Method Description
See Data Acquisition and Processing Report (DAPR) for NF-04-06/NF-05-05/NF-06-03.
AbsoluteExternalPositionalAccuracy
name Of Measure Vertical Positional Accuracy Report
evaluation Method Description
See Data Acquisition and Processing Report (DAPR) for NF-04-06/NF-05-05/NF-06-03.
Completeness Commission
evaluation Method Description
This ESRI Grid is sourced from a gridded dataset. The original full-resolution multibeam data was used to create a downsampled
uniform-resolution CARIS BASE (Bathymetry Associated with Statistical Error) surface grid with a best depth component. The
downsampled grid nodes from that depth surface were then exported and used to generate the ESRI Grid. Some positional shifts
may have occurred between the original data points and the transformed grid.
Completeness Omission
evaluation Method Description
This ESRI Grid is sourced from a gridded dataset. The original full-resolution multibeam data was used to create a downsampled
uniform-resolution CARIS BASE (Bathymetry Associated with Statistical Error) surface grid with a best depth component. The
downsampled grid nodes from that depth surface were then exported and used to generate the ESRI Grid. Some positional shifts
may have occurred between the original data points and the transformed grid.
ConceptualConsistency
measure Description
While the project was conducted to meet IHO Order 1 and 2 accuracy standards, dependant on project area and depth, all users
should independently analyze the dataset according to their own needs and standards to determine data usability.
organisation Name
Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center
for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Biogeography Branch
position Name Project Manager - US Virgin Islands
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (301) 713-3028
Fax (301) 713-4388
Address
1305 East West Highway, SSMC4, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
Country USA
contact Instructions
Contact info is for CCMA general reception. Please ask for current Biogeography project manager for USVI.
notes: This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version
FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2012-06-20T17:21:00 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform.
notes: Last Metadata Review Date: 2014-02-19
Metadata contact
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pointOfContact
individual Name Project Manager
organisation Name
NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CCMA Biogeography
Contact information
Telephone
Voice (301) 713-3028
Address
1305 East West Highway, SSMC4, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
Country USA
Metadata scope code
dataset
Metadata language
eng; USA
Metadata character set encoding:
utf8
Metadata standard for this record:
ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
standard version:
ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:
c1eae5c5-243e-4317-9d58-04c3115a7956
Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)